Mt. Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Middle School is hosting a Back to School 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament coming up on August 20th. The tournament is open to 3rd through 8th graders. The cost to enter is $60 per team and registration is due by August 15th. With questions, you can contact Ronnie Ashton at reash10@yahoo.com.
Iowa Wesleyan Soccer
Iowa Wesleyan’s fall sports will officially get underway next week as both the men’s and women’s soccer teams have games scheduled.
The Men’s team travels to Southeastern Community College August 19th to kickoff the season. Their first home game is August 21st against North Iowa Area Community College.
The Women’s team begins their season traveling to face off against William Penn University on August 20th. Their first home game will take place August 27th when St. Mary-Of-The-Woods College travels into town.
Fernando Tatis Jr. Faces 80 Game Suspension
The young San Diego Padres superstar, Fernando Tatis Jr., tested positive for Clostebol, which violates Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Tatis will not appeal the suspension saying that it was a mistake as he did not know the medication he was taking to treat Ringworm contained the banned substance. Tatis missed the first four months of the season due to a motorcycle accident that broke his wrist requiring surgery and was on a Minor League rehab assignment before the suspension went into effect Friday.
Padres general manager, AJ Preller, expressed disappointment in his statement about the situation, “I think from our standpoint, obviously he’s a great talent, he’s a guy we have a lot of history with and do believe in, but these things only work when there’s trust both ways.”
Tatis will not be allowed to play for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic and fans will have to wait until early in the 2023 season before he will be on the field again.
Zach Wilson Leaves Preseason Game Limping
The New York Jets’ starting quarterback, Zach Wilson, had a rough start against the Philadelphia Eagles in Friday’s preseason game. Wilson threw an interception on the fifth play for the Jets. Four plays later, as Wilson was moving out of the pocket, his knee buckled and he hit the turf awkwardly. He attempted to limp off but went back down in pain. Wilson missed four games last year after spraining his PCL against the Patriots in week 7. The Jets are looking to improve from their 4-13 record last year.
Today in Sports History
1979: MLB’s St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock tallies his 3,000 career hit. He was the 14th player to do so.
1993: Blue Jays’ outfielder Rickey Henderson pays $25,000 to Turner Ward for the number 24.
2016: Michael Phelps ends his Olympic career at the Rio Olympics as part of the gold medal winning 4X100 medley relay team, it was his record 23rd gold medal.